EL BLOGERO SINCERO with MARGARITO J. GARCIA III 4.27.15 “IN SEARCH OF BEING...
IN SEARCH OF BEING CHICANO PART TWO So now there is the issue that being Chicano or Chicana is almost like being in a religion, although I don’t think that Chicanos worship any particular supernatural...
View ArticleEL BLOQUERO SINCERO with MAGRARITO J. GACRIA III 5.31.15 “IN SEARCH OF BEING...
At the time I graduated from high school at the age of eighteen, I had no expectations about going to college. I observed, however, that a large number of my white (“Anglo”) fellow graduates had left...
View ArticleLATINOPIA EVENT PROFILE “1862 CINCO DE MAYO”
EL CINCO DE MAYO. Why celebrate an otherwise minor holiday in Mexico in the U.S. (or elsewhere for that matter)? Because El Cinco de Mayo is important to Chicanos and to freedom-loving Americans...
View ArticleEL BLOGERO SINCERO with MARGARITO J. GARCIA III 6.28.15 “IN SEARCH OF BEING...
I contend that Chicano/as are an ethnic group. Chicano/as develop into an ethnic group or ethnicity when they develop (or learn) a “consciousness of kind” (Garcia, 1983). I also postulate that for the...
View ArticleEL BLOGERO SINCERO with MARGARITO J.GARCIA III 7.26.15 “IN SEARCH OF BEING...
When we think about what kinds of conditions our K-12 Chicano/a students need to succeed in our public schools, I wonder if we shouldn’t be looking into educating as many Chicano/a adults as possible...
View ArticleEL BLOGERO SINCERO with MARGARITO J. GARCIA III 3.24.15 “LAS ADELITAS”
In honor of Women’s History Month, I think we would be remiss if we did not remember “Las Adelitas” particularly at this time of the year (as well as throughout the rest of the year). For those of you...
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